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- Find and launch applications and emails from your desktop
- Add Google Gadgets to your Dashboard and iGoogle page
- Develop and share new Google Gadgets
You can get to a desktop search query box with the Google Desktop application running, press the ⌘ key twice to call up the Quick Search Box.
New! Google Gadgets
Google Gadgets are interactive mini-applications you can add to your Dashboard to show you new email, weather, photos, and personalized news. Other gadgets include the clock, calendar, scratch pad, to do list and many more.
Use the Google Gadgets application to choose from the enormous collection of gadgets created by Google and users all over the world.
Many File Types
Google Desktop automatically indexes and allows you to search the full text of virtually all your files, including the following types:
- Gmail
- text files (.txt)
- HTML
- email from Apple Mail and Microsoft Entourage
- iChat transcripts
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- music and video files, including artist and song names
- Address Book contacts
- system preference panes
- file and folder names
Google Desktop also searches file types that have a Spotlight importer.
